Job 25:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 25:1-6

Bildad is to be commended here for two things:?1. For speaking no more on the subject about which Job and he differed. Perhaps he began to think Job was in the right, and then it was justice to say no more concerning it, as one that contended for truth, not for victory, and therefore, for the finding of truth, would be content to lose the victory; or, if he still thought himself in the right, yet he knew when he had said enough, and would not wrangle endlessly for the last word. Perhaps indeed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm ?.... Whose original is of the earth, dwells in it, and is supported by it, and creeps into it again; who is impure by nature and by practice, weak and impotent to do anything that is spiritually good, or to defend himself from his spiritual enemies; and is mean and despicable, as even the best of men are, in their own eyes, and in the eyes of the world: and, if the best of men are comparable to such creatures, and our Lord himself, in human nature, was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? - Or as the Targum - "How much more man, who in his life is a reptile; and the son of man, who in his death is a worm." Almost all the versions read, "Truly man is corruption, and the son of man a worm." The original is degradingly expressive: "Even because אנוש enosh , miserable man, is רמה rimmah , a crawling worm; and the son of Adam, who is תולעה toleah , a worm, or rather maggot, from its eating into and dividing certain substances." -... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:1-6

Far from accepting Job's challenge, and grappling with the difficulty involved in the frequent, if not universal, prosperity of the wicked. Bildad, in his weak reply, entirely avoids the subject, and limits himself to briefly touching two old and well-worn topics—the might of God (verses 2, 3) and the universal sinfulness of men. On neither of these two points does he throw any fresh light. He avoids, however, the reckless charges of Eliphaz ( Job 22:5-9 ) as well as the coarse menaces... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5-6

The awe of God's holiness. I. THE INCOMPARABLE HOLINESS OF GOD . This is a thought that cannot be described in human language. When conscience is aroused, some thrill of the awe of it may open our minds to its sublime meaning. We start from the conception of the absolute sinlessness of God. Not a spot of evil can be found on all he is or does. But holiness is more than negative freedom from sin. It is a real excellence, and on its positive side it expands into infinity. We do not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:6

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? (comp. Psalms 22:6 ). How much less can man be pure in God's sight? An undoubted truth, or rather, perhaps, a truism, but not to the point, for Job has never really maintained that he is without sin (see Job 7:20 , Job 7:21 ; Job 9:2 , Job 9:20 , etc.). He has only maintained that his sins have not been of such a character as to account for his sufferings. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:6

How much less man - See Job 4:19. Man is mentioned here as a worm; in Job 4:19 he is said to dwell in a house of clay and to be crushed before the moth. In both cases the design is to represent him as insignificant in comparison with God.A worm - רמה rı̂mmâh; see Job 7:5. The word is commonly applied to such worms as are bred in putridity, and hence, the comparison is the more forcible.And the son of man - Another mode of speaking of man. Any one of the children of man is the same. No one of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:6

Job 25:6. How much less man, that is a worm Mean, vile, and impotent; proceeding from corruption, and returning to it. And the son of man For miserable man, in the last clause, he here puts the son of any man, to show that this is true, even of the greatest and best of men. Let us then wonder at the condescension of God, in taking such worms into covenant and communion with himself! read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 25:1-6

Bildad speaks and Job replies (25:1-26:14)It seems either that Job’s friends have no answer to what he says or that they are tired of arguing with him and see no point in continuing the debate. Bildad has only a brief speech, to which Job replies, and Zophar does not speak at all.In an effort to bring Job to repentance, Bildad impresses upon him the greatness of the God with whom Job argues. His kingdom is all-powerful, his armies of angelic beings more than can be counted (25:1-3). In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 25:6

How much less . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis . App-6 . worm. Hebrew. rimmah , put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for that which is corruptible. man. Hebrew. 'adam . App-14 . worm = maggot. Hebrew. tola' , put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for that which is weak. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 25:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 25:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 25:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 25:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 25:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 25:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 25:6

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